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Secular and Christian worldviews

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English: Detail of stained glass window created by Louis Comfort Tiffany in Arlington Street Church (Boston) depicting the Sermon on the Mount. March 2009 photo by John Stephen Dwyer (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Psalm 14 “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God .’ They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good” (v. 1). Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount lays out the basics of the Christian worldview when He calls us to make a wholehearted commitment to His life and teaching ( Matt. 6:25–34; 7:13–14, 21–27). All people have a worldview — a construct that, like eye glasses , is the lens through which we interpret reality and make our everyday decisions. The Christian worldview is defined by the words and deeds of our Savior. Western society in our day has not been characterized by a single worldview. Various systems of thought influence our thinking, often without us being fully aware of those things that are shaping our minds. These non-Christian  world

Secularism today

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Dore Bible Sermon on the Mount (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Psalm 14 "The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God .' They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good"( v. 1 ). Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount lays out the basics of the Christian worldview when He calls us to make a wholehearted commitment to His life and teaching ( Matt. 6:25-34 ; 7:13-14 , 21-27 ). All people have a worldview - a construct that, like eye glasses , is the lens through which we interpret reality and make our everyday decisions. The Christian worldview is defined by the words and deeds of our Savior. Western society in our day has not been characterized by a single worldview. Various systems of thought influence our thinking, often without us being fully aware of those things that are shaping our minds. These non-Christian worldviews differ from each other on several important points, but those not grounded in a specific religion ( Islam , for example) are